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In appreciation to the Al-mighty

Dear Friends, I can’t tell you what a frightful time my family and I had this past Friday, when we first learned of the dreadful and tragic terror attack in…

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February 2, 2023
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The obligation to seek medical help

Dear Rabbi Fried, There was recently discussion on the radio about the will of God for people to be sick and doctors treating them. If God made them sick, how…

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January 25, 2023
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What if one never had a chance to learn about G-d?

By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Rabbi Fried, I have read that Maimonides says that there is no place in the afterlife for an atheist. One rabbi explained the idea…

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January 19, 2023
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Damar Hamlin’s shocking injury

By Rabbi Yerachmiel D. Fried Dear Readers, I share with you a column written by my dear student Rabbi Ori Strum. This is an important lesson learned from the recent…

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January 10, 2023
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The origins of tikkun olam

Dear Rabbi, I recently received a mailing from a major local Jewish organization that spoke about the “mitzvah of tikkun olam” which is manifest in performing acts of social justice.…

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January 5, 2023
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Why do blessings switch from 1st to 3rd person?

Dear Zaidy, A friend of mine and I were studying the berachos (blessings) we recite on a mitzvah and were wondering why we start out talking directly to Hashem, and…

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December 13, 2022
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Vibrant fall colors elicit joy

Dear Rabbi Fried, I have never seen such stunning fall colors in Dallas as this year! It reminds me of the Northeast, where I grew up and have so much…

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December 7, 2022
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Jewish meditation

Dear Rabbi Fried, I spent years as a devotee of Transcendental Meditation and was recently challenged by an old friend why I have traveled so distant from our own religion…

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November 23, 2022
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The ABCs of the Hebrew alphabet

Dear Rabbi Fried, In religious school we started the new year with an assignment to research over the course of the school year. We’re supposed to split up into groups…

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November 17, 2022
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I voted in the Israeli elections!

Dear Friends, I’m sure you are well aware of the recent Israeli elections, the fifth in the past four years! Without going into politics or discussing the craziness of so…

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November 10, 2022
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